[Scene at Twickenham] [art original]Laporte, John, 1761-1839, artist[1785]zxxA scene along the Thames River in Twickenham with modest functional structures on the wooded banks bustling with activity. Barges with sails float on the water. A man leads two horses from the shore while other horses ford the river. A man with a companion pushes a wheelbarrow while a family strolls in the middle distance. On the far shore smoke billows from a chimney stack among a cluster of buildingsTitle, artist and date on brass plate on frame: Scene at Twickenham by J. Laporte. 1785.Title from 2005 Christie's appraisal: A wooded river landscape, traditionally identified as The Thames at Twickenham.Signed lower left: J. Laporte 1785.